A position has become available for Women's Officer for the Neasden Branch. This is a vital role that needs to be filled. If you are a Female Branch Member who wishes to be considered for the post, or if you would like to know more about the role please contact the Branch Secretary or Branch Chairman.

A General Walkabout will take place at Bond Street and Baker Street Stations on Wednesday 15th February. All Reps and Activists are encouraged to attend. The aim of these walkabouts is to promote the RMT Union and the Neasden Branch, and to encourage new members to join. For convenience purposes, this walkabout has been arranged on the same day as the February branch meeting. Please meet in the Bond Street main booking hall area at 11am.

Would any Branch Member be willing to take up the position of Cleaning Co-Ordinator? This person would be central to any issues involving any of the cleaners who are members of our branch, and would be expected to represent the cleaning grades at our Branch Meetings.

If you are interested in this role or would like to know more about it, please contact the Branch Secretary or Branch Chairman.

Please could all Reps send an updated copy of their local staffing lists to our Membership Secretary Nick Smith. His email address is tubeman@sky.com

It's vital that the branch membership details are up to date for potential strike action and also for branch funding. A simple copy of your local roster is sufficient enough for Nick to keep these details updated, so please forward thais ASAP. Please note that he will be requiring this list at least twice a year.

The following locations are where the RMT will be holding picket lines and demos in support of our demand for more station staff, the reopening of station control rooms, the withdrawal of the CSA2 grade in favour of 1 CSA grade on one rate of pay and the reversal of ticket office closures.

Yesterday I reported late in the afternoon that the Talks had failed. At approx 6pm last night I found out via the BBC that TSSA had without discussing it with our General Secretary, or Myself approached LUL for talks today .